Modular rocket boosted penetrating warhead

A two-stage guided missile assembly comprising:

• an unmanned, guided air vehicle;
• and
• a submunition carried within said air vehicle, said submunition including:
• a penetrating warhead comprising a symmetric nose, and a hollow interior configured to carry a payload material extending from a rear end of the warhead to substantially the nose, the penetrating warhead having a weight of approximately 500-650 lbs;
• a booster mounted in tandem with said warhead, said booster configured to drive the warhead into a target object at a velocity of 2,000 ft./sec., or greater;
• comprising a plurality of collapsable vanes configured to lie close to the booster in a first position, and be expandable from the first position to a second expanded position;
• a guidance system for guiding said submunition toward a target object;
• a control system for steering said submunition;
• and
• means for ejecting said submunition from said air vehicle when said air vehicle reaches a predetermined distance from a said target;
• wherein said penetrating warhead, said booster, said guidance system, and said control system being configured such that said submunition can function as a direct launch weapon and as a launchable submunition, without substantial modification.